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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Candice Otrembiak, Loveland, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Nathan Cummings, Worcester, MA (US);
Kris E. Kallenberger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael R. Lamping, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and an articulation section. The articulation section is longitudinally interposed between a distal end of the shaft assembly and a proximal end of the end effector. The articulation section is configured to flex to thereby provide deflection of the end effector away from the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. The articulation section includes a first frame member, a second frame member, and a sleeve. The proximal end of the second frame member is proximal to the proximal end of the first frame member. The sleeve is disposed about the first and second frame members.